[Jayvines]

 

Originally Posted by Spotty

Batblood
@Jayvines

God, what a commotion. It bothered the young Keeper that no one had caught the rogue before it found its way to camp, since most intruders were chased out or maybe killed not long after crossing the borders since no one exactly liked having them around (he had seen that happen many times, and dealt with rogues before). But the clan had been too blind to the rogue sneaking in, and even getting close to a kit. Had it not been for Cloudyflight calling the kit closer and then leaping between it and the intruders when they lunged, the rogue might have hurt the kit.

Finally, the rogue had left, and a few cats including Batblood had made sure they wouldn't try and return right after, but after that, he had headed straight for the leader's den. Copperfire had already seen what had happened, and most cats were bound to have noticed the commotion, but he still wanted to report all this to the leader, along with another thing he had in mind.

"Sparrowflight?" His yellow eyes narrowed and peered into the dim-lit den as they searched for the tan molly. "There is something I have to report."

Staring at the emptiness of her new den was... a sobering feeling. Sparrowflight had only just managed to pull herself back to camp from her self-inflicted exile in that hollow log near the territory's border, but she almost preferred it's musty surroundings and the sounds of the forest to the hollow loneliness of the leader's den. She had her nest and... That was it.

A commotion outside stirred her from her thoughts, and slowly she mentally pulled the scattered pieces of her mind back together before turning around to face the entrance. Would Copperfire handle it? There was a rather large amount of hissing from what she could hear... But approaching pawsteps quickly dissuaded that idea, and the familiar face of Batblood poked into her new space.

"Go ahead," she stated, voice cracking slightly as she spoke for the first time today. Stars, she needed to go out and drink some water. Maybe have something to eat as well. "I assume this is about the kerfuffle outside?"

Suddenly the scent of rogue whisked past her muzzle and her eyes narrowed at the possibilities that began spinning across her mind. Why did that scent accompany Batblood into her space?